Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Nepal
Nepal: Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 was -4,143 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Nepal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Nepal recorded -4,143 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 370.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Nepal peaked at -880 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, -4,176 kt, in 1990.
That places Nepal 210th out of 243 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -4,176 kt | — |
| 1991 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -4,176 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -880 kt | -78.9% |
| 2012 | -880 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -880 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -880 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -880 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -4,136 kt | +370.0% |
| 2017 | -4,136 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -4,136 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -4,136 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -4,136 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -4,143 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | -4,143 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -4,143 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -4,143 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -4,143 kt | -0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's -4,143 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.99 kt. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's -4,143 kt is below the median for South Asia, which is 91.67 kt. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4,176 kt | -4,176 kt | -4,176 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -4,176 kt | -4,176 kt | -4,176 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -2,512 kt | -4,176 kt | -880 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -4,142 kt | -4,143 kt | -4,136 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More climate change data for Nepal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,890 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,588 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 699.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,263 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,590 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.76 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Nepal?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Nepal was -4,143 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was -880 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,176 kt in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Nepal ranks 210th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 370.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).